LINCOLN COUNTY CLERK S FEE SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE JULY 24, 2015

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1 LINCOLN COUNTY CLERK S FEE SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE JULY 24, 2015 CIVIL Abstract of Judgment (2) Abstract of Judgment Preparation First pg Each Additional Page (4) Anti-Harassment Petition (2)(d) Arbitration Request for Trial De (if local authority (26) Novo established) Arbitration-request for Mandatory Arbitration (if local authority established) (25) Bail Bond Justification Ballot Recall Change of Name Civil Case - Exception - Unlawful Detainer Case A (5) Common Law Lien-Petition (9) Counter-claim, Cross-claim, 3 rd Party claim in civil case (a) Note: Unlawful Detainer cross-claim is $ Deeds of Trust, Surplus Funds Diking, Drainage & Sewerage Improvement District Election Affidavit of Elector Contesting Election of Person Petition for Review filing (3) A

2 Emancipation of Minor Foreign Judgment Frivolous Lien/Claim Statute of Application for Order (3) (18) Judicial Review (2)(c) Jury Demand Land Use Petition 6 member jury member jury (3)(a) 36.70C.040 Legal Newspaper (effective 6/11/41) Petition & Order Minor to Marry (under 17 years of age Petition & Order Minor Work Permit (under 14 years of age Property Taxes, Certification of Delinquency, Application for Judgment Registration of Land Titles (Torrens Act) Petition & Order ; $2 each contestant at time of filing appeal Application for Registration 28A (3) (14) Relief from Duty to Register as a Sex Offender Restoration of Rights to Possess Firearms Restrictive Covenant Petition to Strike Discriminatory Provision re real property (5)(b) 9A ; (6) Supplemental Proceedings in an existing case (7) Tax Warrants - Dept of Revenue; All other depts (10)

3 Transcript of Judgment (2) Unlawful Detainer Defendant files Answer or Order to Show Cause, Plaintiff pays fee Full filing fee Unlawful Detainer commercial (4) (2)(a) Water Rights Statement (17) Water System Requirements (Enforcement of---) Writs of: Attachment, Garnishment or Restitution, Execution of Real Property of Certified Copy of Administrative Order * Judicial Surcharge due 7/1/2013 7/1/ A.040(6) Each filing (6)

4 DOMESTIC Custody (includes $20 facilitator fee) Custody Out of State Decree Domestic Relations (Divorce, Legal Separation, Invalidity of Marriage) to enforce or modify (includes $20 facilitator fee) fee Victim Assessment Fee Facilitator Fee (2)(b) Facilitator s surcharge Added to filing fee Committed Intimate Relationship (Meretricious Relationship) Modification of Decree - in existing Lincoln Cause # Modification of Decree Never filed in this county in Existing case Facilitator fee Total New (2) Parentage (Paternity, Challenge, Parenting Plan/Support fee Relocation Notice fee No Fee Objection to Relocation Wage Assignment, Spousal Maintenance or Child Support in Existing case Facilitator fee Total of Original action * Judicial Surcharge due 7/1/2013 7/1/ (2)(a)

5 PROBATE/PATERNITY/ADOPTION Adoption Adoption Certified Copy Fee (for vital records) Adoption registration fee (for vital records) Certified copy 5 PAYABLE TO: Seal the file TOTAL Vital records Certificate of Qualification Issuance (Form K) (9) Escheat - Probate Proceedings Estate - Probate Guardianship Letters of Administration, Guardianship or Testamentary Non-judicial probate dispute filed within existing case Non-Probate Notice to Creditors Notice to Creditors-Probate filed in a county other than where decedent resided Parentage (Paternity, Challenge, Parenting Plan/Support) Parentage Modification Petition Contesting Will or Trust (TEDRA) Petition Objecting to Non- Judicial Resolution Petition to Admit Rejected Will Claim Dept. of Revenue Affidavit (2)(f) (2)(f) (2)(f) 2 Issuance & certified copy (9) - Petition, written agreement/memorandum 11.96A (8) (3)(a) (2)(f) (2) Facilitator fee Total (2)(a) (2)(g) (2)(f) (2)(g) (2)(g)

6 2 Small Estate Termination of Parent-Child Relationship Trust, Registration or Transfer of 2 Will Only (after death - no (7) probate contemplated) Will (Repository) people still living (28) * Judicial Surcharge due 7/1/2013 7/1/2017 CRIMINAL (imposed by Court upon conviction or guilty plea) Collection fee Criminal Charge per case per year for clerk to supervise collection of payments Up to $100 per year County resolution # (29) Crime Victim Penalty upon Felony (1) conviction/admission of guilt Fee/Costs imposed & reimbursement to county following admission of guilt/conviction Jury fee upon conviction Gross Misdemeanor Costs Restitution 6-person jury person jury Variable Variable (h) (3)(b) JUVENILE FEES Crime Victim Penalty upon Felony (1)(b) conviction/admission of guilt Misdemeanor Petition to Reinstate Previously Terminated Parental Rights Filed by Child at Least Age 12 (This proceeding is a separate action from the termination case and is filed as a new case. See RCW (13) Fee Child to do fee waiver

7 APPEALS (also see non-fee list) (2)(c) 2 Appeals from Administrative Hearing Decision Appeal from Court of Limited Jurisdiction Civil case Appeal from Court of Limited Jurisdiction - Criminal case (to be paid to lower court) (imposed when affirmed or dismissed to be paid at lower court) (2)(b) (5)(b) (2)(a) (2)(h) Clerk s Certificate on Appeal (5) Clerk's Papers Preparation of designated papers Notice of Appeal from Superior Court matter to Appellate Court Petition to Review Court of Appeals Decision Terminating Review Transmittal of record & exhibits to Appellate Court Upon conviction; failure to prosecute appeal; or affirming conviction in Court of limited jurisdiction (payable to Lincoln County Clerk).50 per pg Electronic.25 per pg (21) RAP 9.7(a),15.4(e) (2) (4) mailing costs PASSPORTS actual RAP 9.8 & 15.4(e) cost (2)(h) Type Application Fee 7 Execution Fee Total Passport Book (Age 16 & Older) $110 $25 $ U.S.C Passport Book (Under Age 16) $80 $25 $ U.S.C (10) Passport Card (Age 16 & Older) $30 $25 $55 Passport Card (Under Age 16) $15 $25 $40

8 Passport Book & Card (16 & Older) Passport Book & Card (Under 16) $140 $25 $165 $95 $25 $120 8

9 MISCELLANEOUS Authenticated or Exemplified copies of documents on file (5) (4) Bench Warrants, Notices, Summons, Subpoenas, Certificates of Deposition for Out of State Depositions Bond approving, including justification on the bond other than in civil actions & probate proceedings Certificate Change of Venue Copies: Certified copies of documents from legal file or imaged documents Copies: documents without seal (unfiled, filed or scanned) Copies all other documents Certificate $2 per seal Plus copy fees of $5 1 st pg. + plus $1 each pg. thereafter: copies TOTAL $9/1 $5/1 Issuance Executing with or without seal fee (payable to Clerk of County to which case is being transferred) Preparing Change of Venue (Plus Ex Parte fee) Copy charge (if any) (payable to Lincoln Co Clerk) First page of each document Every following page of each document Electronic copies Hard Copies (8) (5) 2.50/page /page.50/page , 100 CR 82(d) (4) (19) (4) (4) Copy of non-court.15/page RCW document Duplication of Recorded Court Proceedings Cassette tape Electronic medium 25.00/CD (13) Ex Parte Presentation of Order (12) Extension of judgment A.760(4) (15) Fees in Special Cases where no fee is provided for; fees similar & equal to those allowed for services of the same kind Variable

10 any paper not related to (3) or part of any Civil, Criminal or Probate matter, required or permitted to be filed for which no other charge is provided by law. Forms/Packets available Per packet Variable Investment Service Fee if written request received for service Service fee for interest investments 5% of Income Earned NSF Check charge NSF County Resolution # (24) Oaths & Affirmations Fee repealed -0- RCW 5.28 Reports & copies produced at the local level as permitted by & Supreme Court Policy Copies & reports Variable (22) Searches; Compiling Statistical Reports Witness/Jury Fee Cost of non-statutory services rendered by clerk by authority of local ordinance or policy must be charged Looking for cases/research $30/hr (11) 10.00/day.575/mile Actual cost (24) FEES IN SPECIAL CASES (RCW ) 1. When the Clerk is required to perform services for which no fee or compensation are specifically listed, the Clerk shall be allowed fees similar to and allowed for similar services by statute. 2. Investment service charge and earnings under RCW must be charged 3. Costs for non-statutory services rendered by clerk by authority of local ordinance or policy must be charged. 10

11 FEE EXEMPTIONS Abstracts Adoptions Preplacement Report Disclaimer of Interest Domestic Violence Petitions Emancipations RCW Abstract to Department of Licensing For filings from another county clerk for LFO collection Report filed at not cost, even if no case filed yet. Assign a case # and fee is required when Pet. For Adoption is filed Repealed 2005 no charge , (4) no filing fees, forms provided free of charge, no charges for certified copies or service fees (3) No charge for one certified copy of Decree to Petitioner Employment Security , Judicial Review on Unemployment Compensation -No fees of any kind chargeable to individuals -No fees for department for any clerks Guardianships Guardianship to Estate if attorney general petitions for appointment of guardian, no fee charged. Or if the alleged incapacitated person has less than $3,000 in total assets, no filing fee is charged (2) Cause Code Migration No additional fee is charged to transfer a guardianship file to a probate proceeding when migration is ordered Immigration No charge for any fees to the U.S. Dept. of Immigration for requests relating to their duties. Informa Pauperis RCW If order signed, Clerk does not charge any fees for filing. (Does pertain to Ex Parte fee or Facilitator fee, which cannot be waived) Paternity & Support Actions RCW no fees charged to DSHS or Petition for Initial Detention by Family, Guardian or Conservator ( Joel s Law case) New Cause Code Eff. 7/24/15: MIF Protection of Vulnerable Adults Relinquishment for adoption Veterans Administration Prosecutor in these cases. SSB No charge for filing fee. (Clerk to bill local RSN.) (9) No charge for forms, brochures, or for obtaining Protection Orders -No charge for filing; -No charge for certified copies to parties Note: Petitioner shall arrange for service of process (no fee for service by LEA) RCW (3) no fee for filing petitions under this RCW RCW & No fees charged to the requesting party when requesting copies of legal documents for matters concerning VA eligibility, etc. 11